Fantasy Grounds

B tier on Virtual Tabletop SoftwareScore 7.3 · #3 of 28

Android app: Not listed
Free plan: Yes
Runs on: Linux, Mac, Web, Windows

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Summary

Fantasy Grounds is a virtual tabletop for creating and playing tabletop roleplaying-game campaigns online or in person. It includes dice rolling, character sheets, campaign notes, handouts, images, tokens, and maps. Rulesets automate gameplay tasks while keeping detailed rules information in the background. The full application is free to download and provides Game Master and player functionality, cloud connectivity, free rulesets, and unlimited campaigns. Automatic NAT traversal is intended to avoid networking hassles. Visual tools include dynamic line of sight, lighting, and vision features such as darkvision support. Users can export custom adventure modules and create extensions or rulesets with XML and Lua. The platform works with community developers and licensed RPG publishers. Its Forge lets creators share content for free or sell it, while users can purchase or subscribe to content. A browser-based Online Reader gives access to purchased modules from any device. Fantasy Grounds is listed for Linux, macOS, Windows, and web.

Who it is for

It suits tabletop RPG groups that want campaign tools for online or in-person play. It also fits creators who want to build campaigns, modules, extensions, or rulesets.

What is good

Full Game Master and player functionality is free.
Supports unlimited campaigns and cloud connectivity.
Includes maps, tokens, handouts, and character sheets.
Creators can export modules and build extensions.

What to know first

Support excludes product training.
Phone support is not offered.
Support is limited to English.

Verdict

Fantasy Grounds offers a broad set of virtual tabletop and campaign-creation tools, with full core functionality available at no cost. Users should note the stated limits on support.

Fantasy Grounds plans and pricing

All plans

Free to Play Free full Game Master and player functionality · Windows, MacOS and Linux · unlimited campaigns · cloud connectivity · free rulesets · no recurring costs fantasygrounds.com · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on virtual tabletop software

Free plan: Yesfantasygrounds.com
Campaign tools: Yesfantasygrounds.com
Rules compendium: Yesfantasygrounds.com
API access: Yesfantasygrounds.com

Facts

What it does: Fantasy Grounds is a virtual tabletop for playing and creating tabletop roleplaying-game campaigns online or in person.fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net · 1 Oct 2026
Core tabletop tools: It supports dice rolling, character sheets, campaign notes, handouts, images, tokens and maps.fantasygrounds.com · 1 Oct 2026
Automation: Rulesets automate gameplay tasks while retaining detailed rules information in the background.fantasygrounds.com · 1 Oct 2026
Free access: The full application is free to download and includes full Game Master and player functionality.fantasygrounds.com · 1 Oct 2026
Networking: The platform provides cloud connectivity with automatic NAT traversal to avoid networking hassles.fantasygrounds.com · 1 Oct 2026
Visual features: It includes dynamic line of sight, lighting and vision features, including darkvision support.fantasygrounds.com · 1 Oct 2026
Customization: Users can build unlimited campaigns, export custom adventure modules and create extensions or rulesets with XML and Lua.fantasygrounds.com · 1 Oct 2026
Publishers and systems: Fantasy Grounds collaborates with more than 150 community developers and numerous licensed RPG publishers.fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net · 1 Oct 2026
Creator marketplace: The Fantasy Grounds Forge lets creators share content for free or sell it, while users can purchase or subscribe to that content.fantasygrounds.com · 1 Oct 2026
Online Reader: The browser-based Fantasy Grounds Online Reader lets users access purchased modules from any device.fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net · 1 Oct 2026
Privacy and security: The privacy policy says access to personal information uses industry-standard authentication and sensitive information such as credit-card data is transferred using SSL encryption.fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net · 1 Oct 2026
Payment data: SmiteWorks says it does not store credit-card data, which is required only for the duration of a billing transaction.fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net · 1 Oct 2026
Support response: SmiteWorks says it will respond to support requests within no more than two business days, or 48 hours.fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net · 1 Oct 2026
Support limits: Support excludes product training, beta/test/dev versions unless specifically requested, languages other than English and phone support.fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net · 1 Oct 2026